v. t. | 1. | To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate. | |||
2. | To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.
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v. i. | 1. | To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate. | |||
n. | 1. | That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud. |
Noun | 1. | chew - a wad of something chewable as tobacco |
2. | chew - biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow | |
Verb | 1. | chew - chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass" |